Mountaineers Head to Annapolis for Match with Navy

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The No. 3-ranked West Virginia University rifle team is set for its first road match of the spring slate when they take on No. 6 Navy in the team's third Great America Rifle Conference match. This season the Mountaineers are 9-1 when squaring off against a ranked opponent and 2-0 in conference matches.

Saturday's match is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. ET from Bancroft Hall Rifle Range.

A live scorecard for this weekend's matches can be found at ncaarifle.org. Additionally, live targets will be available online, courtesy of MegaLink.

The Mountaineers are 34-8 all-time against Navy in a series that dates back to 1966. West Virginia and the Navy met last season where WVU won 4754-4720 on the road.

WVU's 2394 in air rifle during the fall semester tied the all-time NCAA mark and set a new program record. The Mountaineers' 2383.5 average in air rifle is second in the nation. The squads' aggregate average of 4732.7 is fourth and the 2349.2 in smallbore sits fifth.

Griffin Lake is leading the nation in scoring average in air rifle so far this season with a 598. He averages a 1190 aggregate mark with averages of 592 in smallbore. The scores are the second best in the country.

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Upcoming Events

Upcoming Event: Rifle versus Mount Aloysius on Sep 26, 2026 at 9 A.M.

Upcoming Event: Rifle at Army on Oct 3, 2026 at 8 A.M.

Upcoming Event: Rifle versus Norwich on Oct 4, 2026 at 8 A.M.

Upcoming Event: Rifle versus John Jay on Oct 4, 2026 at 8 A.M.

Upcoming Event: Rifle at Georgia Southern on Oct 17, 2026 at 9 A.M.

Upcoming Event: Rifle at Georgia Southern on Oct 18, 2026 at 9 A.M.

Upcoming Event: Rifle versus UAB on Oct 18, 2026 at 9 A.M.

Upcoming Event: Rifle versus Memphis on Oct 24, 2026 at 9 A.M.

Results

Completed Event: Rifle versus NCAA Championships - 1st of 8 - 4748 on March 14, 2026 ,

Completed Event: Rifle versus NCAA Championships (SB) - 2353 4th Place on March 13, 2026 ,

Completed Event: Rifle versus GARC Championship (AR) 1st of 6 on March 1, 2026 ,

Completed Event: Rifle versus GARC Championship (SB) - 1st of 6 2358 on February 28, 2026 ,

Completed Event: Rifle versus NCAA Qualifying Match (VMI) - 4737 (9485.67) on February 21, 2026 ,

Completed Event: Rifle versus #1 Kentucky on February 14, 2026 , Win , 4746, to, 4741

Completed Event: Rifle versus #6 Navy on January 31, 2026 , Win , 4745, to, 4719

Completed Event: Rifle versus #16 Army on January 31, 2026 , Win , 4745, to, 4683